欧洲央行管委Joachim Nagel表示，该央行目前没有短期内调整借贷成本的理由，但需要保持开放心态。在周二发布的与奥地利央行行长Martin Kocher的联合采访中，这位德国央行行长表示，“从目前的角度来看，关键利率确实处于适当的水平，可以确保中期内的价格稳定。”Nagel说：“欧洲央行首席经济学家Philip Lane最近表示，他认为目前不存在朝着任一方向调整利率的充分理由。我完全同意这一点。”与此同时，他强调很难做出长期预测，因为“我们从经验中得知，总有一些情况需要重新分类”。（财联社）

Players aged under 23 in Women’s Super League 2 are not guaranteed to be paid the equivalent of the national living wage for a typical full-time worker annually, despite a large pay increase for the division’s lowest-paid players after the introduction of minimum salaries this season. WSL2 clubs must pay players aged 21 and 22 a minimum of £22,200 and those aged 18 to 20 at least £17,500. Regulations state they must receive a minimum “contact time” of 20 hours a week excluding matchdays and mealtimes. For players aged 23 and over, the minimum salary is £26,900. Under UK law, any employee aged 21 or over must be paid at least £12.21 an hour, which equates to £23,810 a year based on a typical working week of 37.5 hours. An 18-year-old, on the national minimum wage of £10 an hour, should be paid £19,500 if working 37.5 hours a week. The real living wage of £13.45 an hour equates to £26,227 a year on a 37.5-hour week. In London the figure is £14.80 an hour. Holly Murdoch, the chief operating officer of WSL Football, said when the minimum salaries were announced in September: “We wanted to make sure that they could focus on being a footballer, not focus on a part-time job.” The minimum salaries are a marked enhancement on previous seasons, when for example Blackburn were reportedly paying some players £9,000 a year. The Lancashire club withdrew from the second tier before this season, saying the “demands placed on second-tier clubs have become unsustainable”. It is understood many WSL2 clubs are comfortably exceeding the minimum salaries and that the vast majority of WSL2 players aged 18 to 20 are at least 15% above the floor level. The minimum amounts were put in place after consultation with the Professional Footballers’ Association and have largely been welcomed as a step forward. Sources with knowledge of the discussions said a careful balancing act had to be struck to ensure long-term financial sustainability. A significant proportion of lower-paid WSL2 players were...

英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋是硅谷任职时间最长的CEO，近日被问及如何在该职位上坚守三十余年。 这位62岁的企业家在本月初拉斯维加斯的公司活动中表示，“担任CEO这么久的秘诀有两点：第一，别被解雇；第二，别感到厌倦。” 将英伟达打造为芯片巨头和全球市值最高企业的黄仁勋，短期内不太可能丢掉现有职务。他亦未显露对工作失去热情的迹象：这位精力充沛的掌舵人穿梭于全球各地，向听众宣讲人工智能计算理念，还时不时抛出几个冷笑话。 但即便是精力最旺盛的CEO，终须为继任者让位。对于这家身处人工智能浪潮核心、市值高达4.5万亿美元的巨头企业而言，英伟达几乎未展现出任何为领导层更替做准备的迹象。 微软 有比尔·盖茨与史蒂夫·鲍尔默的传承， 苹果 有史蒂夫·乔布斯与蒂姆·库克的交接。但黄仁勋目前没有明显的接班人选，英伟达也未公开披露长期领导层规划。 将英伟达打造成全球市值最高公司的黄仁勋目前还没有明确的继任者。 NZS Capital基金经理Jon Bathgate表示，“作为英伟达投资者，不可能不担忧关键人物风险。”他指出，黄仁勋依赖快速决策和平坦组织架构的管理风格，正是英伟达的独特之处。 Bathgate强调，“若没有黄仁勋掌舵，公司必须采用更传统的企业架构。” 英伟达代表未回应置评请求。 即将年满63岁的黄仁勋无疑是英伟达的标志性人物。他旋风式的公开露面行程，使他几乎与外界对英伟达及其一举一动的认知融为一体。相比之下，当其他高管走到聚光灯下时，通常只限于各自分管领域，专注于技术层面的话题，并更倾向于引用黄仁勋此前对更宏观问题的表态。 Bathgate指出，英伟达还拥有Ian Buck和Bryan Catanzaro等声誉卓著的技术领袖。但他表示，目前没有迹象表明他们已准备好或正待命来作出更广泛的战略决策。 管理层级 该公司设有四名执行副总裁。其中一人担任总法律顾问，另外两人已年逾七旬。第四位是首席财务官Colette Kress。尽管她比黄仁勋年轻，但科技巨头从财务部门选拔领导者实属罕见。 Harding Loevner投资组合经理Moon Surana指出，“继任计划通常不对外公开，出于竞争等原因，企业通常不会提前很久指定继任者。不过，提高高管层和管理梯队的透明度，有助于投资者评估管理层的深度和继任准备情况。” 黄仁勋管理风格的显著特征是急迫感。他急于抓住机遇、扫清障碍，担心行动迟缓会...

Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Earnings season hits its busiest stretch as global stocks push toward record highs. Goldman’s CEO lays out tailwinds—and risks—in a Bloomberg exclusive. GM CEO Mary Barra on navigating tariffs after earnings. Plus, insurers slide on a Medicare proposal, and hedge funds face a fierce talent crunch. (Source: Bloomberg)

In this article ZSL SLV Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, silver bars are displayed at Polyak Precious Metals on Jan. 14, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Retail investors are betting big on major swings in silver. The question is which way the precious metal could go. Individual investors on Monday sent about $171 million on net into the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) , a popular exchange-traded fund that tracks the metal, according to market research firm VandaTrack. That marked the largest ever single day flow of new funds into the trust, almost double the previous peak recorded during the "silver squeeze" of 2021. "Silver has just become retail's new [favorite] toy," Vanda analyst Ashwin Bhakre wrote on Tuesday. Monday's rush came as the Silver Trust climbed nearly 6%, driving its 2026 rally to more than 52% and extending last year's nearly 145% advance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon The SLV ETF, year to date Silver topped $100 an ounce last week for the first time ever. Bhakre said silver has surpassed technology stocks to become the epicenter of retail fervor. Well-known tech stocks including Nvidia , Tesla and Palantir were among the most bought individual names by mom-and-pop traders in 2025, according to Vanda. But silver is now an even hotter trade than Nvidia, the high-flying artificial intelligence beneficiary that has enchanted Wall Street since late 2022. Silver's turnover momentum, which gauges trading acceleration, has jumped to 11.55 times its normal level — higher than Nvidia's 7.54-times. As a result, "in relative terms, the 'chase' in silver is now more intense than the classic AI trade," Bhakre said. Heightened interest in silver, once known as the poor man's gold , has a "halo effect" for mining stocks, Bhakre said. Hecla Mining and Coeur Mining have been seen flows of new cash jump to more than two-times their normal pace, Vanda data shows. Hecla and Coeur shares have s...

Key Points As a leader in next-generation nuclear reactors, NuScale Power provides investors with considerable growth potential. Shares of NuScale Power have performed well over the past three years. Despite the substantial growth potential for NuScale Power stock, only those comfortable with a higher degree of risk should consider it as a possible addition to their portfolios. 10 stocks we like better than NuScale Power › Shares of NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) are off to a strong start in 2026, having jumped 40% year-to-date through Monday morning trading. Just as the nuclear energy industry, in general, is increasingly attracting strong investor attention, NuScale Power has emerged as an industry leader that analysts believe has ample room to run higher. But the stock's strong performance over the past few weeks doesn't mean that those with positions in NuScale Power for the past few years have also fared well. Let's take a closer look to see whether shares of this advanced nuclear reactor company have powered higher since January 2023. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » The promise of a robust nuclear energy industry has investors excited A notable catalyst for NuScale Power stock occurred in September 2024, when the nuclear energy industry received a boost from Constellation Energy signing a power purchase agreement with Microsoft to restart operations at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant -- a move intended to help Microsoft secure an adequate power supply for its data centers, and that spurred interest in upstart advanced nuclear companies like NuScale Power. Further motivation for the bulls came in May 2025, when President Donald Trump signed executive orders to usher in a nuclear energy renaissance. Shares of NuScale Power ripped higher among speculation that the orders would reduce red tape and expedite the company's pro...

(RTTNews) - QNB Corp. (QNBC) reported a profit for its fourth quarter that Increases, from the same period last year The company's earnings came in at $3.98 million, or $1.06 per share. This compares with $3.05 million, or $0.83 per share, last year. Excluding items, QNB Corp. reported adjusted earnings of $4.57 million or $1.22 per share for the period. The company's revenue for the period rose 7.3% to $23.81 million from $22.20 million last year. QNB Corp. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: $3.98 Mln. vs. $3.05 Mln. last year. -EPS: $1.06 vs. $0.83 last year. -Revenue: $23.81 Mln vs. $22.20 Mln last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

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Scientists shed new light on the brain's role in heart attack Shidlovski/iStockphoto/Getty Images Scientists at the University of California San Diego have discovered a path between the brain and the immune system that could potentially lead to new ways to ease heart attacks. They showed that disabling specific parts of that circuit could profoundly improve outcomes in mice with experimentally induced heart attacks. "The injury almost disappears," says UCSD neuroscientist Vineet Augustine, who led the new study appearing Tuesday in the journal Cell. While it may not seem obvious how neuroimmune crosstalk relates to heart disease, links between the nervous and immune systems have captivated researchers for decades. Some researchers have focused on the vagus nerve, a huge bundle of fibers that carries signals between the brain and other organs to control breathing, blood pressure, digestion and other involuntary functions. Sponsor Message A key discovery came in 2000 when researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research on Long Island, New York, showed that electrically stimulating the vagus nerve in rats curbed production of an immune protein that drives inflammation. Last July, an implantable vagus nerve stimulator developed by SetPoint Medical — a company co-founded by Dr. Kevin Tracey, president of the Feinstein Institutes — earned FDA approval as a treatment for people with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease. Earlier research had also found striking links between the cardiovascular system and the nervous and immune systems. On the day of the devastating 1994 Northridge earthquake, the number of sudden cardiac deaths in Los Angeles County rose more than fivefold. Similar spikes occur with high-stakes sporting events. During stressful moments, the heart rate shoots up to protect us. "The brain says, hey, get up and run, you're going to die," says Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar, a UCLA cardiac electrophysiologist. While such fight-or-flight signals help...

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Virtual Power Plant providers National Grid and Sunrun are providing solutions to keep up with AI power requirements. U.S. electricity demand is surging, fueled by electric vehicles (EVs), data centers, and extreme temperatures. As reliable coal and gas plants retire faster than replacements are built, the grid is becoming dependent on variable wind and solar power. To bridge the gap, utilities are turning to virtual power plants (VPPs). VPPs are a cloud-based networks that use thousands of small energy resources, including smart thermostats, EV chargers and home batteries as a single power source. During times of peak stress, VPPs activate by discharging power, signaling thousands of interconnected home batteries, such as those used by Tesla (TSLA 0.52%) or Enphase Energy (ENPH +1.60%), to send stored energy back to the grid. VPPs can also reduce overall demand by adjusting smart appliances, nudging smart thermostats by a couple of degrees, or by pausing EV charging. Two of the bigger VPP operators, National Grid (NGG +1.74%) and Sunrun (RUN +3.70%), benefit from grid operators' need to meet energy demand during peak times. That's especially true now, as power-hungry data centers multiply, driven by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Both companies are seeing additional revenue and profits from offering VPPs. National Grid poised to grow along with power demands National Grid is a multinational power company based in London. In the UK, it is a monopoly that manages the high voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales. In the U.S., it is an electricity, natural gas, and clean energy company that serves more than 20 million customers in New York and Massachusetts. Expand NYSE : NGG National Grid Plc Today's Change ( 1.74 %) $ 1.44 Current Price $ 84.02 Key Data Points Market Cap $82B Day's Range $ 83.20 - $ 84.34 52wk Range $ 59.35 - $ 84.34 Volume 443K Avg Vol 622K Gross Margin 29.42 % Dividend Yield 3.78 % Over the past year, its shares hav...

Key Points National Grid has the advantage of being a monopoly in the UK. Sunrun's stock has climbed 94% over the past year. VPPs are cloud-based networks that help supply power to the grid at peak times. 10 stocks we like better than National Grid Plc › U.S. electricity demand is surging, fueled by electric vehicles (EVs), data centers, and extreme temperatures. As reliable coal and gas plants retire faster than replacements are built, the grid is becoming dependent on variable wind and solar power. To bridge the gap, utilities are turning to virtual power plants (VPPs). VPPs are a cloud-based networks that use thousands of small energy resources, including smart thermostats, EV chargers and home batteries as a single power source. During times of peak stress, VPPs activate by discharging power, signaling thousands of interconnected home batteries, such as those used by Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) or Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH), to send stored energy back to the grid. VPPs can also reduce overall demand by adjusting smart appliances, nudging smart thermostats by a couple of degrees, or by pausing EV charging. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » Two of the bigger VPP operators, National Grid (NYSE: NGG) and Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN), benefit from grid operators' need to meet energy demand during peak times. That's especially true now, as power-hungry data centers multiply, driven by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Both companies are seeing additional revenue and profits from offering VPPs. National Grid poised to grow along with power demands National Grid is a multinational power company based in London. In the UK, it is a monopoly that manages the high voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales. In the U.S., it is an electricity, natural gas, and clean energy company that serves more than 20 million customers in New York and Massachusetts. Over the...

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onurdongel/E+ via Getty Images Roche ( RHHBY ) reported positive phase 2 results of CT-388 in patients with obesity. The results compare well across trials to Eli Lilly’s ( LLY ) tirzepatide, and while we have to wait for more detailed data presentation at an upcoming medical conference, there should be a sigh of relief for Roche investors as even this topline press release eases tolerability concerns. As a reminder, there were previously concerns about CT-388's tolerability after high rates of gastrointestinal adverse events in the phase 1 trial, but as I mentioned in my September 2024 article covering the phase 1 data, Roche was pushing the envelope to fully characterize CT-388’s efficacy and safety profile, and the company was planning to address tolerability issues by starting with a low dose followed by measured titration to optimize tolerability. And while the share price of Roche has advanced 75% since my initiation article in May 2024, I believe these topline results coupled with other shots on goal such as petrelintide, and continued business development efforts put Roche in a good position for significant growth in the obesity and adjacent markets, starting in the late 2020s. CT-388 looks competitive to tirzepatide on efficacy and tolerability CT-388 is Roche’s injectable GLP-1/GIP agonist, and it is part of the company’s dual strategy of pursuing injectable and oral treatment options for patients with obesity, type 2 diabetes and related comorbidities. In my review of the detailed efficacy and safety data of CT-388, I noted the disappointingly high rates of gastrointestinal (‘GI’) adverse events in the phase 1 trial, but that these were driven by design – Roche was pursuing aggressive titration regimens to fully characterize the efficacy, safety, and tolerability profile of both CT-388 and the oral GLP-1 receptor agonist CT-996. For the phase 2 trial, Roche went with a “start low and go slow” titration regimen with the goal of improving the tolerability o...

Igor Barilo/iStock via Getty Images When I look at the strength of gold's bull market, it is simply just astounding. Note that gold ( XAUUSD:CUR ) has outperformed the S&P 500 ( SPX , SPY ) in the past year with miles to spare, and that daylight between them looks to be stretched further in 2026. Should I even bother to bring up silver ( XAGUSD:CUR )? If you have been following closely on the discussion about the gold/silver price chart, silver's outperformance has been so astounding, that it seems gold's surge pales in sharp comparison to silver's one way rocket ship. Gold's moonshot has completely upended how the market views the safe haven status of the USD as part of their overall basket. Narratives about the debasement trade have gained renewed fervor in the new year, even as the the U.S. market is on course to regain the recent highs, as investors look past the previous week's geopolitical upheavals linked to Greenland . Since President Trump's announcement of the so-called "Greenland deal," gold has taken on new imperatives in a new advancing phase, while silver has gone on a truly parabolic spike that hasn't just shattered new highs, but also printed a record volume unseen in the past decade. I guess the key question in everyone's mind right now is arguably whether there's still enough juice for prospective gold investors who are getting bitten by the gold bug right now, as they feel like they have missed the biggest move in the past ten years. Gold price chart (long-term, monthly) (TradingView) I wanted to zoom out using gold's long-term print to provide readers with a bigger picture view into the underpinnings of gold's incredibly resilient uptrend bias. As seen above, such an ascendant phase in gold's long-term story isn't new, as the last bull market lasted for ten years from the depths of 2001 before pulling back after peaking in 2011. Obviously, the fractures of the dot-com bust, and then followed by the throes of the U.S. financial crisis, were a true...

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This fund makes it easy to invest in high-yielding MLPs. Master limited partnerships (MLPs) offer investors big-time yields. Popular MLPs Enterprise Products Partners (EPD +0.12%) and Energy Transfer (ET +0.14%) currently yield 6.7% and 7.4%, respectively. That's several times higher than the S&P 500, which has a 1.1% dividend yield. MLPs offer investors several other advantages beyond passive income, but they have a major drawback for many investors. These entities send their investors a Schedule K-1 Federal tax form each year instead of a Form 1099-DIV. These forms often don't arrive until March (or later) and can complicate your tax filing. That's why investors who are interested in the income offered by MLPs should check out the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP +0.68%). Drilling down into this oil ETF The Alerian MLP ETF tracks an index (Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index) composed of more than a dozen energy infrastructure MLPs. As a result, it offers broad diversification across the energy midstream sector: Petroleum pipeline transportation : 29.4% of the fund's assets. Natural gas pipeline transportation : 24.3%. Gas gathering and processing : 21.1% Marketing and distribution : 16.9%. Liquefied natural gas : 4.5%. Gas compression : 3.8%. The fund collects distributions from MLPs and aggregates them into a single quarterly payment to investors. The ETF has an 8% distribution yield based on payments over the last 12 months. The Alerian MLP ETF currently charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. While that's higher than many other oil stock ETFs, the cost can be worth it for the tax simplicity this fund offers. The ETF receives and processes all K-1s from the MLPs it holds. It then distributes a single Form 1099 to shareholders. That eliminates the requirement to report K-1 income on your personal income tax return. It also enables you to hold this fund in a tax-deferred retirement account, such as an IRA. Expand NYSEMKT : AMLP Alps ETF Trust - Alerian Mlp ETF Today's Change ( 0.68...

Anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and death. These can be the consequences for vulnerable kids who get addicted to social media, according to more than 1,000 personal injury lawsuits that seek to punish Meta and other platforms for allegedly prioritizing profits while downplaying child safety risks for years. Social media companies have faced scrutiny before, with Congressional hearings forcing CEOs to apologize , but until now, they've never had to convince a jury that they aren't liable for harming kids. This week, the first high-profile lawsuit—considered a "bellwether" case that could set meaningful precedent in the hundreds of other complaints—goes to trial. That lawsuit documents the case of a 19-year-old, K.G.M, who hopes the jury will agree that Meta and YouTube caused psychological harm by designing features like infinite scroll and autoplay to push her down a path that she alleged triggered depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicidality. Read full article Comments

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Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent developments in markets, finance and the economy. And sometimes it's contributions from our network of expert guests and sources. Whatever it is, we promise it will always be interesting. If you like chatting with us, check out the Odd Lots Discord , where you can hang out and talk with us and with other listeners 24/7. Here’s what Tracy’s thinking about At this point, TACO has entered the popular market lexicon not as a delicious Mexican meal but as shorthand for the notion that Trump always backs away from the worst of his tariff threats. That sentiment now has data behind it. A new Bloomberg Economics analysis finds that Trump has fully followed through on just 27% of the tariff threats he’s made so far. In other words, fewer than one in three of his trade salvos ever make it past the bluster phase. Of course, the problem with not following through on threats is that, after a while, people tend to stop believing them. Credibility decay creeps in. On that note, it’s interesting to see the market reaction to Trump’s latest saber rattling, threatening to raise tariffs on South Korea to 25%. The Kospi closed up 2.7% after the headlines hit. And when Trump later seemed to soften his stance with a comment about how “we’ll work something out,” the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (which trades in the US) ticked lower . At least some traders now seem to be treating tariff talk as a transitory headline risk rather than the start of a lasting policy shift. Of course, the stated goal of Trump’s tariffs isn’t to spook the market. They’re ostensibly meant to set the tone for negotiation and eventually improve the US trade balance. But when it comes to the market, it does look like TACO is increasingly priced in, which may mean all the tariff threats end up having less bite as a policy tool to...

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Northwood, the maker of ground infrastructure for the space industry, has closed a $100 million Series B, led by Washington Harbour Partners. Bridgit Mendler, CEO and co-founder of Northwood, discusses the demand driving this funding round. She joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)

What Happened? Shares of glass and electronic component manufacturer Corning (NYSE:GLW) jumped 16.6% in the afternoon session after it unveiled a multiyear agreement worth up to six billion dollars hours before its scheduled earnings report. Executives detailed how the company would supply the optical fiber and cabling necessary to wire Meta's next generation of artificial intelligence data centers. Investors viewed this contract not merely as a revenue boost, but as the definitive validation of the long-awaited supercycle in fiber optics. To fulfill the colossal order, the company pledged to expand its manufacturing operations in Hickory, North Carolina. CEO Wendell Weeks described the hyperscalers as the company's most critical growth engine. Is now the time to buy Corning? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free. What Is The Market Telling Us Corning’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 6 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for Corning and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business. The previous big move we wrote about was 12 days ago when the stock gained 3.8% on the news that BofA raised its price target on the company's shares to $110 from $95 while keeping a Buy rating. The positive analyst note came ahead of the company's scheduled fourth-quarter results. In the preview, the firm pointed to Apple's expected foldable device launch as a potential positive for Corning's future business. The analyst specifically mentioned that this development could provide incremental color on the company's Optical, Solar, and Specialty segments. The updated price target reflected a more optimistic outlook on the stock's potential. Corning is up 22.1% since the beginning of the year, and at $110.71 per share, has set a new 52-week high. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Corning’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $3,142. Microsoft, Alphabet, Coca-Cola, Monste...

Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli/iStock via Getty Images Market Review California munis advanced. California municipal bonds (munis) delivered another quarterly gain, improving year-to-date performance. A favorable technical backdrop, combined with continued inflows and Federal Reserve easing, helped support the asset class. California munis performed in line with national munis. Economy remained resilient. The government shutdown canceled or delayed key economic data, but available metrics indicated resilience. The U.S. economy gathered strength in the third quarter, logging an annualized growth rate of 4.3%, compared with 3.8% in the second quarter. Other data released in the fourth quarter showed economic activity slowed but generally remained expansionary. Munis outperformed Treasuries. Longer-maturity municipal bond yields declined for the quarter, which helped investment-grade munis outperform Treasuries. Additionally, the yield curve flattened, general obligation (GO) bonds outperformed revenue bonds and longer-maturity munis broadly outpaced shorter-maturity issues. Most states' finances were sound. Overall, solid financial market performance has kept most states’ reserve balances on solid ground. Many states expect to draw down surplus funds as pandemic-era federal support wanes and budget challenges emerge. Additionally, federal budget cuts will lead to higher Medicaid costs, but the extended timeline for implementation may offset funding gaps. Issuance remained robust. Fourth-quarter municipal bond issuance totaled $141.6 billion, down from $155 billion in the third quarter but slightly higher compared with 2024’s final quarter. Issuance in the latest quarter was particularly heavy in the electric power and energy prepay sectors. Total muni issuance in 2025 topped $580 billion, a 13% increase compared with 2024, according to SIFMA. High-yield munis underperformed. Municipal credit spreads remained fairly steady for the quarter. High-yield municipal bond returns a...

Los Angeles Homeless Services CEO Charged With Defrauding Taxpayers To Pay For Luxury Lifestyle Via Headline USA , The CEO of a Los Angeles homeless services charity faces federal and state fraud charges after prosecutors said he lived a luxury lifestyle that included lavish vacations and designer clothes paid for with $23 million in public money meant to keep people off the streets. Alexander Soofer, 42, was arrested Friday at his $7 million home that investigators believe he afforded using funds that were supposed to support his nonprofit Abundant Blessings, said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli . The charitable group was contracted with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a county agency, to use taxpayer money to find shelter and provide three meals a day for more than 600 homeless residents. Instead, prosecutors said Soofer bought a $125,000 Range Rover, a $2,450 Hermes jacket, a vacation home in Greece and a trip to Hawaii, where he stayed at the Four Seasons hotel that was famously the setting for the HBO TV show “The White Lotus.” “He was living the high life while the people suffering, the homeless, lived on the streets with no shelter, no food,” Essayli said during a Friday news conference with Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman. If convicted as charged, Soofer could receive a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, Essayli said. An email was sent Monday seeking comment from Soofer’s attorney, Hilary Potashner. According to the indictment, Soofer falsified invoices to claim he was serving fresh meals and renting out rooms while homeless people were instead fed canned beans and bulk packs of microwavable ramen noodles. Investigators found Soofer falsified records to cover up the fact that he paid himself to “rent” properties for homeless people that he already owned, the indictment said. “Mr. Soofer called his company Abundant Blessings, but the only abundant blessings were the blessings he gave himself,” Hochman said. Durin...

(RTTNews) - Cornerstone Bancorp Inc. (CNBP) announced a profit for its fourth quarter that Increased, from the same period last year The company's earnings came in at $3.08 million, or $3.14 per share. This compares with $2.97 million, or $3.02 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period rose 17.4% to $9.77 million from $8.32 million last year. Cornerstone Bancorp Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: $3.08 Mln. vs. $2.97 Mln. last year. -EPS: $3.14 vs. $3.02 last year. -Revenue: $9.77 Mln vs. $8.32 Mln last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Consumer Cyclical sector with new ratings on LKQ (LKQ – Research Report), Restaurant Brands International (QSR – Research Report) and Amazon (AMZN – Research Report). Claim 50% Off TipRanks Premium LKQ (LKQ) Roth MKM analyst Scott Stember reiterated a Buy rating on LKQ today and set a price target of $43.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $34.42. According to TipRanks.com, Stember is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 10.7% and a 59.9% success rate. Stember covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as Standard Motor Products, Camping World Holdings, and Winnebago Industries. ;'> Currently, the analyst consensus on LKQ is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $41.25, representing an 11.1% upside. In a report issued on January 15, TipRanks – PerPlexity also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $37.00 price target. See the top stocks recommended by analysts >> Restaurant Brands International (QSR) In a report released today, Sara Senatore from Bank of America Securities maintained a Sell rating on Restaurant Brands International, with a price target of $64.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $67.35. According to TipRanks.com, Senatore is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 4.1% and a 52.2% success rate. Senatore covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as First Watch Restaurant Group, Papa John’s International, and Brinker International. ;'> Currently, the analyst consensus on Restaurant Brands International is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $77.61. Amazon (AMZN) In a report released today, Mark Shmulik from Bernstein maintained a Buy rating on Amazon, with a price target of $300.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $239.04, close to its 52-week high of $242.52. According to TipRanks.com, Shmulik is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 23.1% and a 71.6% success rate. Shmulik covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as Reddit Inc Class A, Al...